This fruit is Luohanguo 罗汉果 (scientific name is Siraitia grosvenorii) and it is primarily grown in southern China, mainly in Guangxi Province, with most of the product from the mountains of Guilin.
During our visit to the neighbours during Chinese New Year, we were given 2 of these dried fruits because of its medical properties (I was coughing a bit). According to a website, the extract from this fruit is 300 times sweeter than sugar and the fruit has been used as a sweetener in China for a long time.
I will describe its taste when I get round to trying it.
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